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I'm New Here
I'm guessing this is the thread where I jump in and introduce myself. I've been sober since August 5, 2006. 5 months yesterday. At the time, I naively thought that if I quit drinking, life would be good. Simple as that. But, I guess they call it "recovery" for a reason and it has been quite a journey of self-discovery for me. I think the most important fact I have learned is a paradox, I thought that drinking made me unhappy. Instead, it turns out that unhappiness made me drink.
This looks like an amazing site and I am looking forward to poking around.
This looks like an amazing site and I am looking forward to poking around.
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Welcome to SR and congrats on your 5 months!! That is fantastic!!
I also learned it was my misery that made me want to drink. It's when I changed myself, that I became happy, without having to drink!!
Glad you're here!!
I also learned it was my misery that made me want to drink. It's when I changed myself, that I became happy, without having to drink!!
Glad you're here!!
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Welcome to SR. Glad to have you.
I would be careful about that paradox thing... I used to think that way, and then I realized I drank b/c I was an alcoholic... I used to think it was because I was too stressed, too sensitive, too this ... to that... reality, I was born alcoholic... once I started drinking I was set up for misery b/c I could drink more than most and had too to get the buzz, once I had the buzz I wanted it forever... etc.
Only by truly accepting that I was born this way and that I can NEVER drink can I stay sober.
Peace, Levi
I would be careful about that paradox thing... I used to think that way, and then I realized I drank b/c I was an alcoholic... I used to think it was because I was too stressed, too sensitive, too this ... to that... reality, I was born alcoholic... once I started drinking I was set up for misery b/c I could drink more than most and had too to get the buzz, once I had the buzz I wanted it forever... etc.
Only by truly accepting that I was born this way and that I can NEVER drink can I stay sober.
Peace, Levi
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hi everyone im new to this aswell i have tried many times to stay of the demon alcohol but i have promised myself to make a new start to the new year i no it is early yet but i have been sober for 6 days now and that is pretty amazing for me as i used to drink a ten glass bottle every night. i look forward to getting to no u all
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Hello everybody!!
My name is Steve!! I just joined the site yesterday. I was looking for a place my first post and this is the thread!! I live in Durham CT. Im 43yo and i went into rehab back in 1981. I have been clean and sober since that day!! It hasnt been easy at times, but things sure are better than they were before i went into the hospital! I also have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression so that has made it difficult too!! I would really enjoy corresponding with people on the site,either thru threads or messages!! I hope everyone has a great day!! Steve
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Good Morning steve and misscaman, I just found this site yesterday and there is a wealth of information here. Steve, congratulations on your long-term sobriety, you are an inspiration to me. Miscaman, just keep reading and keep posting, and take one day at a time.
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Welcome, done2!! I'm new on here too. I've been clean for a few years now and I think the best advice I can give you is to persevere and not to be afraid to try new things. It takes a while to find out who we are again, if we ever really know......Be strong
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Welcome to SoberRecovery. 
And congrats on 5 months. Recovery can be tough, but I wouldnt trade my life today for anything. I was 5 months clean when I finally surrendered and began truly working a program. I wrote a little about it yesterday in this thread. http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ml#post1169909 The first 3 or 4 months I was clean, things were great. Pink cloud. Then things got real. Then they got tough. Old wreckage, etc. started coming back to haunt me. But no matter what, I never used. Been doing that one day at a time for 20 months. Life is good.
And congrats on 5 months. Recovery can be tough, but I wouldnt trade my life today for anything. I was 5 months clean when I finally surrendered and began truly working a program. I wrote a little about it yesterday in this thread. http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ml#post1169909 The first 3 or 4 months I was clean, things were great. Pink cloud. Then things got real. Then they got tough. Old wreckage, etc. started coming back to haunt me. But no matter what, I never used. Been doing that one day at a time for 20 months. Life is good.
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